High Casqued Chameleon
Helmeted Chameleon
Trioceros hoehnelii ?
Observed in an urban neighborhood, Nairobi, Kenya. December 2011.
Chameleons are very well adapted to arboreal life. That this animal is able to navigate a slender wire atop a fence is evidence of a supreme balancing system and very strong muscles in the toes and legs. The tail is prehensile allowing it a tight grasp of a twig or vine. Color changes can aid camouflage or else warming from insolation.